PHOENIX — If Tony Parker had told Spurs coach Gregg Popovich about the excruciating pain in his right arm, he wouldn't have played in Friday's 107-101 overtime loss to the Warriors.

An inadvertent elbow from guard Chris Paul hit the Spurs point guard just above the right elbow in Thursday's game against the Clippers, but Parker stayed mum about how sore he was even after warming up and discovering his perimeter shot was affected by the pain.

“He was a little too much in hero mode,” Popovich said. “He really wasn't forthcoming. We didn't realize it until about halfway through the game when he didn't shoot any (perimeter) shots. I would have sat him in that game, and that's definitely why we're sitting him tonight.”

Parker admitted withholding information about the extent of his injury.

“I told Pop, 'You know me. I've been here 10 years, and I don't complain about injuries. There's a lot of stuff I don't tell you.' He said, 'With something like this, you've got to tell

me.'”

Parker said he expects to be back in the lineup for Wednesday's home game against the Suns.

“That will be five days for it to heal,” he said. “I should be fine.”

Edible bonding: Since the team's move to the AT&T Center for the 2002-03 season begat the long rodeo road trip, the Spurs have found various ways to bond.

The latest experience was a repeat of something they did three years ago: A mid-afternoon stop for In-N-Out burgers near the Oakland Airport.

“It was one of those carpe diem moments,” forward Matt Bonner said. “You know you shouldn't be eating a grease-laced double burger with fried onions, fries and a milk shake, but once in a while, you've got to go for it. It was one of those things where no one will claim responsibility, but everybody enjoyed it.”

Even Parker, a native of Paris who considers himself a sophisticated diner, partook of the fast-food fare.

“That was awesome,” Parker said. “We did the same thing about three years ago, too, and that was awesome, too. Even though I'm a gourmet guy, it doesn't hurt to eat a double-burger sometimes. I had two double-doubles and a milkshake. I was hungry.”

Not all the Spurs were thrilled about the experience. Guard Manu Ginobili was sated from lunch at one of his favorite Italian restaurants near San Francisco's Union Square when the bus pulled into the In-N-Out parking lot.

“I was coming from lunch, so it was a bad idea,” he said. “Tiago (Splitter) and I ate lunch in San Francisco, but it was a team thing, so I ate a burger and had a shake.”